Dr. Weiss received his medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee and completed his residency at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics in Madison.

He enjoys outdoor activities, spending time with wife, Erika, and sons, Ethan and Aaron, and is a Fellow of the Academy of Wilderness Medicine, an American Heart Association instructor, Boy Scouts of America Cubmaster, trainer, Climbing Director and a Red Cross Wilderness First Aid course instructor. He has been a Wilderness Medical Society member for over seven years and enjoys this sideline as a way to combine his profession with his passion for safe, fun adventures in the outdoors.